A handsome Indian evergreen tree often planted as an ornamental for its fragrant white flowers that yield a perfume; source of very heavy hardwood used for railroad ties. In olden time, the very hard timber was used for making lances. It is a small to medium-sized evergreen tree up to 13 m tall, often buttressed at the base with a trunk up to 90 cm in diameter.

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Sunlight: Full Sun

Soil: well-drained soil

Water: Medium

Temprature: -1°c

Fertilizer: Apply any organic fertilizer

Care:

Start with pruning shears for smaller growth.

Use loppers, which look like giant, long-handle shears, for growth that is more than half an inch thick.

A small pruning saw is handy, as it cuts on both the push and the pull.

Special Feature:It has simple, narrow, oblong, dark green leaves 7-15 cm long, with a whitish underside; the emerging young leaves are red to yellowish pink and drooping.UseMedicinal use:

Unverified information The leaves are applied to the head in the form of a poultice for severe colds.

Oil from the seeds is used for sores, scabies, wounds, and rheumatism.

The root of this herb is often used as an antidote for snake poison.

The dried flowers are used for bleeding hemorrhoids and dysentery with mucus.

Fresh flowers are also prescribed for excessive thirst, excessive perspiration, cough, and for indigestion.

Medicinal uses: Warning: Unverified information The leaves are applied to the head in the form of a poultice for severe colds.

Oil from the seeds is used for sores, scabies, wounds, and rheumatism.

The root of this herb is often used as an antidote for snake poison.

The dried flowers are used for bleeding hemorrhoids and dysentery with mucus.

Fresh flowers are also prescribed for excessive thirst, excessive perspiration, cough, and for indigestion.